An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives by Matt Richtel

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

Matt Richtel

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction health science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system–the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, first-of-its-kind book, entwining leading-edge scientific discovery with the intimate stories of four in...

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informative 97%
inspiring 33%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
hopeful 25%
challenging 23%
sad 20%
funny 7%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%

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slow 28%
fast 2%

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